Bachelor's-8% vs national median920 grads tracked
Visual and Performing Arts at State University of New York College at Potsdam
Ranked 220th of 376 bachelor's programs in Visual and Performing Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,927
middle 50%: $21,255 – $37,992
Median · 5 years out
$44,915
middle 50%: $31,238 – $60,508
Median · 10 years out
$55,027
middle 50%: $39,486 – $73,271
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Visual and Performing Arts (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Bachelor's degree holders in Visual and Performing Arts start with a median salary of $28k. Mid-career earnings at year 10 average $55k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,933 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY College at Brockport
$45,168 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$45,129 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$45,115 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$45,101 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$44,806 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$44,745 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$44,688 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$44,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$44,611 · 5 yrs out
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